CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION Opens The Rep’s 2011-2012 Studio Theatre Series

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) opens its 2011-2012 Studio Theatre series with the remarkable and clever Circle Mirror Transformation by emerging Chicago playwright Annie Baker. This inventive production will be performed in the Emerson Studio Theatre at the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, October 26-November 13, 2011.

Curtain times are Tuesday at 7 pm; Wednesday-Friday at 8 pm; Saturday evenings at 5 pm; selected Saturday nights at 9 pm; Sunday matinees at 2 pm and Sunday evenings at 7 pm.

Tickets are now available for purchase. Ticket prices are $37.50 (previews), $45 (weeknights, Saturdays at 9 p.m. and Sundays) and $58 (Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 5 p.m.). To purchase, visit The Rep Box Office, located inside the Loretto-Hilton Center, charge by phone by calling (314) 968-4925, or visit The Rep's Online Box Office at http://www.repstl.org.

In Circle Mirror Transformation, Baker introduces us to five very different people who are awakening and transforming themselves through theatre. In their small town's adult acting class, the five spend a summer of "creative drama" together led by their bohemian acting coach. They experiment with harmless theatre games and, sometimes silly, acting exercises, unexpectedly leading to poignant discoveries about themselves and each other. At turns surprisingly funny and subtly insightful, this revealing play reminds us why theatre is the most human of all arts.

Circle Mirror Transformation premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in October 2009 and received an Obie Award for Best New American Play.

The cast of Circle Mirror Transformation is Charlotte Mae Jusino as Lauren, Danny McCarthy as Schultz, Kate Middleton as Theresa, John Ottavino as James and Lynne Wintersteller as Marty.

The Rep's production of Circle Mirror Transformation is directed by Stuart Carden, who directed last year's incredibly popular Studio Theatre favorite In The Next Room or the vibrator play.

The creative staff also includes Jack Magaw, set designer; Garth Dunbar, costume designer; Mark Wilson, lighting designer; Rusty Wandall, sound designer; and Champe Leary, stage manager.

For more information about The Rep's production of Circle Mirror Transformation, including a guide introducing the characters, plot and background on the play; photos related to the production; and more, visit The Rep's comprehensive public website at http://www.repstl.org.

 

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